Procurement and MaterialsProcurement Strategy and Policy Development
Procurement policy is commonly written to satisfy an auditor and then applied to every purchase regardless of value or risk, which is how a organisation ends up running a full tender for stationery while a critical service renews without review. This course covers proportionate design. Delegates work through the strategy that connects procurement to what the organisation is trying to achieve, category segmentation by value and supply risk, and the sourcing approach each segment warrants. Policy architecture follows: what belongs in policy, what belongs in procedure, and the thresholds that decide effort. Delegation of authority and approval design are covered. Compliance, exceptions and the emergency route that must exist without becoming the norm are addressed. The course closes on measuring whether the policy is followed and whether it helps.
Course objectives
- Connect procurement strategy to organisational objectives
- Segment categories by value and supply risk
- Match sourcing approach to each segment
- Separate policy from procedure and set proportionate thresholds
- Design delegation of authority and approval levels
- Provide an emergency route that does not become the norm
- Measure whether the policy is followed and whether it helps
Who should attend
- Heads of procurement and chief procurement officers
- Procurement policy and governance specialists
- Supply chain directors setting functional strategy
- Finance directors overseeing procurement transformation
- Consultants advising organisations on procurement redesign
Course outline
- 01A full tender for stationery
- 02Strategy connected to organisational objectives
- 03Category segmentation by value and risk
- 04Sourcing approach by segment
- 05Policy against procedure
- 06Thresholds and proportionate effort
- 07Delegation and approval design
- 08Exceptions, emergency routes and measurement
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 21 October 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 February 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 17 February 2027 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |